I have never been a morning person. Ever since I was 11 years old with the good old days of playing outside from sun up to sun down behind me, my sleeping habits began taking over my days until at least 12 P.M. If I was ever told to wake up before 10 A.M. on a weekend, forget about it. While I have gotten better with waking up before the late afternoon, not including select weekends because sometimes I just need to recharge from a stressful week, I still find it hard to get out of bed. The only thing worse than waking up in the morning, is waking up in the early morning where even the sun hasn't decided to get up yet. Today I had to wake up at five am. Yes, you read that correctly: FIVE IN THE MORNING. It is only 12 in the afternoon and I'm already exhausted. If you're anything like me and kind of despise mornings, I'm sure you all can relate to my morning dread and coping skills.

1. You have blackout curtains.

Because who wants to wake up to the sun shining in your face? Not this girl.

2. When scheduling classes, you avoid morning classes.

An eight A.M. class is the worst fate of all. "U.S. history at 8 am twice a week or once a week at 5pm until 7:45?" There is no contest, once a week at night.

3. Coffee=Bae.

It's the only way you can function after waking up early. Unless you're like me and only drink water which means you need to drag on throughout the day with no liquid energy. *tearing up*

4. You calculate how much time REALLY needs to be spent primping when you wake up.

I could wake up around 8 am, do my makeup and curl my hair, or I could wake up at 9:15 am throw my hair up in a bun and embrace my natural face. After all Drake said it best...

5. You set multiple alarms whenever you have to wake up at a designated time.

And you routinely hit snooze on all five of those alarms instantly.

6. Food won't even wake you up.

When anyone tries to wake you up for food, you open your eyes long enough so they can see the dramatic eye roll they deserve.

7. In fact, most things don't seem worth it compared to sleeping in.

*Wakes up with the urge to go pee, looks at clock: 6:45, rolls over to go back to bed*

8. If someone wakes you, you silently consider killing them.

I love you and all, but sleep is something we do not play with here.

9. Once you're up you don't speak for at least an hour after you've awaken.

You literally just sit there in silence, listening to the person next to you babble on about everything they have to do today while you are still trying to process if you really met that Justin Bieber or if it was all just a vivid dream.

10. Morning people are a species you just do not understand.

How anyone can wake up at the crack of dawn, go run five miles, shower, get all dressed up, and still be sunshine and rainbows all before 9:30 am, I will NEVER understand. Nor do I want to for that matter.

Morning people will never understand the joys of sleeping in until whenever you want, and that makes me sad for them. But,then again they are the ones choosing to wake up and get a head start on their days while I'm laying in my bed having a dream so long it might as well be a movie. To each his own I suppose.